Firefly Books

07/31/2025

🌿 Congratulations to Rick Gray and Shaun Booth! 🌿

We’re thrilled to celebrate their 2025 GardenComm Silver Laurels Media Award win for "The Gardener’s Guide to the Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region."

This beautiful, practical, and timely resource is a must-have for anyone looking to grow with purpose—supporting biodiversity, restoring native habitats, and deepening their connection to place. 🌱📖✨

07/24/2025

🏆 Sports Reads for Every Fan! ⚽️⛳️🏀

Whether you're into the gridiron, the greens, the track, or the open water, we've got a shelf full of reads to inspire and entertain. From legendary moments in football and basketball to unforgettable golf rounds, sailing essentials, cycling smarts, and the story of Canada’s iconic Turcotte racing dynasty—there’s something here for every sports lover.

Featured titles:
🏈 "NFL Heroes"
🏀 "Basketball’s Greatest Stars"
🚴 "Practical Cycling"
⛳ "The Golf Round I’ll Never Forget"
⛵ "The Sailing Bible"
🐎 "The Turcottes"

Tag a fellow fan or athlete who needs one of these on their summer reading list!

07/21/2025

🌕 In honor of International Moon Day (yesterday!) and the anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic landing, we’re spotlighting a book that captures the Moon’s magic like no other.

📘 "Photographic Atlas of the Moon" by Robert Reeves is a beautifully illustrated, jargon-free guide for amateur astronomers, Moon lovers, and stargazers alike. With 165 breathtaking photos—all taken by Reeves himself—this book is both a scientific resource and a love letter to our nearest cosmic neighbor.

From lunar geology to telescope tips, this atlas will deepen your understanding and appreciation of the Moon—just in time for the Artemis era.

07/16/2025

🎨✨ Dive into the art of seeing differently.

From the bold threads of modernist tapestries to the intricate lines of crosshatching and wood engraving, these stunning books celebrate art in all its forms.

📚 Featured:

• "Weaving Modernist: The Life and Work of Mariette Rousseau-Vermette" Art by Anne Newlands

• "Ink & Paper: A Printmaker's Art" by George A. Walker

• "Richard Harrington: Arctic Photography 1948-53" with intro by Gerald McMaster & photos from the Stephen Bulger Gallery

• "Crosshatching in Pen and Ink: The Complete Practical Guide" by August Lamm

• "Light Revealed: Scratchboard Engravings" by Scott McKowen, intro by Peter Hinton

Perfect for artists, art lovers, and anyone inspired by visual storytelling. 🎨📖

07/10/2025

Whether you’re planning your next bucket list trip or living vicariously through the legends, these books are your best summer companions:

📖 "Dream Golf Courses" — explore the world’s most spectacular fairways

📖 "The Golf Round I’ll Never Forget" — inside stories from the game’s greatest players

Perfect for the beach, the deck, or the 19th hole.

07/04/2025

📚🦅📘 Summer reading adventure time!

Spark curiosity with our latest children’s nonfiction books on bird eggs and rocks & minerals — perfect for young explorers who love learning about the world around them.

Keep minds active all summer long. Grab your copies and let the discoveries begin! 🪨🐦📚

06/24/2025

From paddling quiet waters in search of herons and loons to learning the traditional craft of birchbark canoe building, these two books celebrate the timeless pull of the water.

📘 "Observing Nature by Canoe and Kayak" by Michael Runtz – A guide to seeing more when you paddle slow.

📘 "Birchbark Canoe: Living Among the Algonquin" by David Gidmark – A tribute to ancestral craftsmanship and the cultural knowledge behind this iconic vessel.

Whether you're in the boat or reading from shore, let the river lead the way.

06/15/2025

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day!

To the dads who fire up the grill, cheer from the sidelines, marvel at the night sky, or tend the backyard garden—we see you, and we celebrate you.

Whether he’s a sports fan, BBQ master, stargazer, gardener, birdwatcher, or history buff, we’ve got a book he’ll love.

06/11/2025

🎉 Happy 80th Birthday, Robert Munsch! 🎉

Today we’re celebrating the legendary Canadian author behind "Love You Forever" — a story that has comforted, connected, and stayed with readers for generations. 💙📖

Whether it was read to you as a child, shared with your own kids, or gifted during a major life moment, this book holds a special place in so many hearts.

✨ We’d love to hear from you:
How has "Love You Forever" touched your life?

Do you have a favorite memory with the book? Share in the comments below. ⬇️

06/10/2025

The couch may never recover, but hey, at least we made a memory.

🐶 From the creators of Find the Poo — because sometimes parenting is just damage control.